Jul 19, 2024The Hacker NewsTechnology / Artificial Intelligence Event Overview The “AI Leaders Spill Their Secrets” webinar, hosted by Sigma Computing, featured prominent AI experts sharing their experiences and strategies for success in the AI industry. The panel included Michael Ward from Sardine, Damon Bryan from Hyperfinity, and Stephen Hillian from Astronomer, moderated by Zalak…
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Jul 19, 2024NewsroomVulnerability / Enterprise Security SolarWinds has addressed a set of critical security flaws impacting its Access Rights Manager (ARM) software that could be exploited to access sensitive information or execute arbitrary code. Of the 11 vulnerabilities, seven are rated Critical in severity and carry a CVSS score of 9.6 out of 10.0. The…
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Jul 19, 2024NewsroomCyber Espionage / Threat Intelligence Several organizations operating within global shipping and logistics, media and entertainment, technology, and automotive sectors in Italy, Spain, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, and the U.K. have become the target of a “sustained campaign” by the prolific China-based APT41 hacking group. “APT41 successfully infiltrated and maintained prolonged, unauthorized access to…
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Hashcat examples Hashcat dictionary attack Since humans tend to use really bad passwords, a dictionary attack is the first and obvious place to start. The rockyou.txt word list is a popular option. Containing more than 14 million passwords sorted by frequency of use, it begins with common passwords such as “123456”, “12345”, “123456789”, “password”, “iloveyou”, “princess”, “1234567”,…
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‘We have a very strong track record in core HPC. That’s our heritage. But there’s the exploding AI market at this point. And our products are very well suited for that market. So we’re focusing heavily on thLe needs of AI. And that’s where Lisa’s experience complements us very, very well,’ says Cornelis Networks co-founder…
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Jul 19, 2024NewsroomCryptocurrency / Cybercrime Indian cryptocurrency exchange WazirX has confirmed that it was the target of a security breach that led to the theft of $230 million in cryptocurrency assets. “A cyber attack occurred in one of our [multi-signature] wallets involving a loss of funds exceeding $230 million,” the company said in a statement.…
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In principle, an attacker could use this access to steal licenses, or interfere with or revoke licensed features. However, it’s more likely that a compromise would be used to establish a bridgehead for lateral movement deeper inside the network. Some better news There’s an important qualification: any attacker exploiting the flaw would need to initiate…
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A cybercriminal gang that researchers track as Revolver Rabbit has registered more than 500,000 domain names for infostealer campaigns that target Windows and macOS systems. To operate at such scale, the threat actor relies on registered domain generation algorithms (RDGAs), an automated method that allows registering multiple domain names in an instant. RDGAs are similar…
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Judge Paul Engelmayer of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York dismisses nearly all claims made by the SEC related to the late 2020 SolarWinds Orion cyberattack, also known as Sunburst. The judge overseeing the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s lawsuit against SolarWinds and CISO Tim Brown Thursday ruled to grant…
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Dozens of cybersecurity vendors showcased their latest product offerings at XChange Security 2024. Here are the key details on 10 of them. While there’s no shortage of cybersecurity products aimed at securing businesses in 2024, some are more MSP-friendly than others. During this week’s XChange Security 2024 conference, MSPs heard from dozens of vendors that…
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